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Image from Unsplash We often underestimate the profound impact our surroundings have on the quality of our sleep. Yet, ...

Upon waking, all groups showed an improvement in their performance, but 85.7% of those who achieved the N2 sleep phase had ...

New research reveals how synaptic connections in the cerebral cortex can strengthen during sleep, offering insight into how ...

How do animals bounce back from sleep deprivation? Scientists found a subset of neurons in the mouse thalamus that repay this ...

Prevalence rates of frequent dream recall and nightmares varied by country, with frequent nightmares higher in Germany, Finland, and Norway.

Although we know sleep is essential to our physical and mental well-being, it remains an incredibly enigmatic behavior, scientifically speaking.

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“As the humidity increases, this makes it harder for our body to sweat normally,” says Elder. “This means that during hot ...